Quotes from Jerome Boateng

I try every day to become a better player - passing more to open the game - I try everything because you can always be better.

As a player, you would sometimes want a bit more public backing.

I have much to be grateful for at Bayern, and I feel super comfortable. I can't imagine being at another club.

Under Pep Guardiola, it's hard work. For me, Guardiola is one of the best coaches I've ever met. He's incredibly clever and tactically really good, and he knows how to speak to us, how to motivate us, and that's what it is like.

I don't want to be criticised for wearing sunglasses in the sun.

When I'm warming up on the sidelines, I can often hear monkey chants. Me, who played so many matches for Germany.

Football should and has to remain beautiful - entertainment, a celebration for everyone.

It is not about classical career questions but about questions for your life. Those are the questions that drive you on as a human being.

I feel completely contented at Bayern - one of the biggest clubs in the world.

When you have two daughters, you are complete. The whole day changes for you. It's a lot about them, how you act, how you feel, and when they were born; it's a completely new situation... Of course, sometimes you have to say, 'No, this isn't right.' But I always wanted to be a young father, and I am very proud of them.

I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.

Keeping up your concentration is one of the hardest tasks when you're a centre-back because a team like Bayern tend to dominate and can give you sense of false security.

You mostly defend with your head, always reacting to the movement of opponents and teammates. I had to become more aware of that, play with much more consideration, the way you drive a car: you always need to look left, right, and the rear mirror to see what's going on around you.

I experienced everything at FC Bayern.

As a child, I played on the road against bigger players. Due to my technical skills, I've always got by.

Fatherhood has changed my whole life.

I'm a fighter - I learned this as a child.

Messi simply cannot be stopped by yourself. Ronaldo is easier because he is more about athletic prowess.

I play where the coach puts me and try to help the team.

When I got older, I wanted to have shoes that no one else had, so I started to choose different shoes; then it followed to my clothes.

There is a no more complete striker than Ronaldo. Left foot, right foot, header - he is in perfect control of everything he does.

Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, sometimes you are unlucky, but that's life.

The most important thing I learned during games is to be calmer, to try to smooth over other people's or my own mistakes, and not to tackle people unnecessarily. Patience was key for me.

Messi is so quick; he's so good. For me, he's the best player in the world.